Re: Function returning but continues execution

On Mon, 2007-01-22 at 16:36 +0000, David Mytton wrote: > Yes, I know it looks like a bug in my code because I'm not able to write > a test case that can reproduce it simply enough to report as a bug - > hence why I am posting here. However, the behaviour I am describing > surely suggests some kind of issue somewhere in PHP itself. > > My reasoning for this is if I echo the 2 variables I get: > > Array ( [0] => 3 ) > and > 3 > > and the bug appears. But if I set them manually before the in_array test: > > $_SESSION['user']['friends'] = array(0 => 3); > $friend['user_id'] = 3; > > it works as expected. Am I wrong in thinking that this has to be a bug > in PHP? > > I have used debug_backtrace() to find out what is going on as regards > how many times the function is being executed - that is the first thing > I checked because it does indeed suggest that it is being executed > multiple times, however, the back trace only reveals 1 call/execution. A backtrace won't indicate multiple calls unless they are recursive. Try add the following to your function: <?php static $foo = 0; $foo++; echo "I've been called $foo times\n"; ?> Cheers, Rob. -- .------------------------------------------------------------. | InterJinn Application Framework - http://www.interjinn.com | :------------------------------------------------------------: | An application and templating framework for PHP. Boasting | | a powerful, scalable system for accessing system services | | such as forms, properties, sessions, and caches. InterJinn | | also provides an extremely flexible architecture for | | creating re-usable components quickly and easily. | `------------------------------------------------------------'